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Chapter XXXII
SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound. Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes. It seemed such a terrible end. Dick was the first to speak. "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick was the first to speak.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed such a terrible end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick was the first to speak.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It seemed such a terrible end.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
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From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
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From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading Dick was the first to speak.
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From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
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From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading It seemed such a terrible end.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed such a terrible end.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
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From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed such a terrible end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
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From this reading Dick was the first to speak.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It seemed such a terrible end.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed such a terrible end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SAVING UNCLE EZRA For a moment those aboard Dick's airship uttered not a sound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dick was the first to speak.
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From this reading "We'll have to go down and help them," he said simply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, as they saw the rival craft sifting slowly downward, gliding from side to side like a sheet of paper, they looked at one another with horror in their eyes.
